Quotes by Rick Warren

“History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it.”

“The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ came to do three things. He came to have my past forgiven, you get a purpose for living and a home in Heaven.”

“If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.”

“Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others.”

“You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.”

“I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven.”

“You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.”

“Most people don't realize, I really have no faith in politics. I'm not a politician. If I thought you could change human hearts by laws, I would, but I don't.”

“You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.'”

“And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.”

“I never have been involved in politics.”

“When life doesn't make sense, we can still have peace.”

“Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.”

“In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal.”

“The clich is true: People don't care what we know until they know we care.”

“Longing for the ideal while criticizing the real is evidence of immaturity. On the other hand, settling for the real without striving for the ideal is complacency. Maturity is living with the tension.”

“What may appear as audacity God views as authenticity.”

“Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.”

“Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you--your relationship with God.”

“Self-worth and net worth are not the same.”